Smart and Connected Wearable Electronics

Nanomanufacturing, Soft Packaging, and Healthcare Devices

1st Edition - November 13, 2023
Editors: Woon-Hong Yeo, Yun Soung Kim
Language: English
Paperback ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 9 1 4 7 - 6
eBook ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 9 9 3 6 8 - 5

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Smart and Connected Wearable Electronics: Nanomanufacturing, Soft Packaging, and Healthcare Devices is an introduction to the latest advances in nanomaterial printing technologies and soft material packaging of wearable electronics for healthcare applications. Sections introduce the whole range of nanomanufacturing technologies, both conventional and emerging being employed to produce soft healthcare devices, describe the strategies to package and assemble individual components with various form factors and properties toward fully functional soft wearable systems, and introduce a number of healthcare applications based on recent advances in soft wearable systems.

This book addresses critical advances in research to help enable the translation to functional commercial products. For example, the book introduces the methods with which different components are packaged to reveal mechanical compliance and robustness. It will be a welcomed addition as a go-to reference for conducting research in academia or working in the commercial sector.

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Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Contributors
Part One: Printing-enabled nanomanufacturing of sensors and electronics
1 Screen printing-enabled nanomanufacturing of sensors and electronics
Abstract
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Fundamentals of screen printing
1.3 Nanomaterials for screen printing
1.4 Applications
1.5 Conclusions
References
2 Inkjet printing for flexible and stretchable electronics
Abstract
2.1 Introduction to inkjet printing technology
2.2 Principles of inkjet printing
2.3 Sintering
2.4 Functional inks for inkjet printing
2.5 Applications
2.6 Summary
References
3 Aerosol jet printing toward advanced electronics: Versatile, facile, additive processes for 2D/3D structuring
Abstract
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Fundamentals of aerosol jet printing
3.3 AJP applications
3.4 3D structuring by AJP
3.5 Conclusions and future outlook
References
4 Roll-to-roll printing
Abstract
4.1 Overview of roll-to-roll processing
4.2 Roll-to-roll printing technologies
4.3 Technical requirement and challenges
4.4 Recent advances
References
Part Two: Soft material packaging for hybrid flexible bioelectronics
5 Incorporation of soft materials for flexible electronics
Abstract
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Soft organic substrates for flexible electronics
5.3 Soft interconnection for flexible electronics
5.4 Soft encapsulation for flexible electronics
5.5 Soft adhesive for flexible electronics
References
6 Material and structural approaches for human-machine interfaces
Abstract
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Material strategies for human-machine interfaces
6.3 Structural strategies for human-machine interfaces
6.4 Applications and prospects
6.5 Conclusions
References
7 Strategies for IC integration
Abstract
Acknowledgment
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Direct die technique in IC integration
7.3 System-on-chip integration in IC systems
7.4 Anisotropic conductive film (ACF) bonding in IC integration
7.5 Flip-chip bonding in IC integration
7.6 Wire bonding in IC integration
7.7 Die bonding and bumping in IC integration
7.8 Tape-automated bonding in IC integration
7.9 Future applications for IC integration methods in flexible electronics
7.10 Conclusions
References
Part Three: Applications
8 Soft, wearable devices to monitor electrophysiological signals and gaseous biomarkers
Abstract
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Biopotential monitoring
8.3 Wearable sensors for gas and breath analysis
8.4 Conclusions
References
9 Implantable soft electronics and sensors
Abstract
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Definition and scope
9.3 Design attributes of soft implantable bioelectronics
9.4 Fabrication approaches
9.5 Locations and applications
9.6 Conclusions and future outlook
References
10 Electrochemical analysis of biological fluids
Abstract
Acknowledgments
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Fundamentals of electrochemistry
10.3 Sensor criteria
10.4 Continuous monitoring with diagnostic approach in various biofluids
10.5 Applications and commercialized devices
10.6 Conclusions
References
11 Advanced technologies for powering wearable devices
Abstract
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Requirements of power sources’ technologies for wearable devices
11.3 Battery-based technology
11.4 Energy-harvesting technology
11.5 Hybrid energy technologies
11.6 Conclusions
References
12 Trends and emerging opportunities for smart wearables
Abstract
12.1 Introduction
12.2 Current trends and emerging opportunities in smart wearable sensors
12.3 Current trends and emerging opportunities in smart haptic/display wearables
12.4 Conclusion and future perspective
References
Index

Woon-Hong Yeo

Dr. Yeo is a Woodruff Faculty Fellow, Associate Professor in the Mechanical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, and the Director of the Center for Human-Centric Interfaces and Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology. His research focuses on the areas of nano-microengineering, soft materials, molecular interactions, and biosystems, with an emphasis on nanomembrane bioelectronics. Dr. Yeo received his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering at the University of Washington, Seattle. Afterward, he was a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Dr. Yeo has published over 100 peer-reviewed articles, including many in top-quality journals, including Nature Materials, Nature Machine Intelligence, Nature Communications, and Science Advances. In addition, Dr. Yeo is an IEEE Senior Member and a recipient of a number of awards, including the NIH Trailblazer Young Investigator Award, IEEE Outstanding Engineer Award, Imlay Innovation Award, Lucy G. Moses Lectureship Award, Sensors Young Investigator Award, American Heart Association Innovative Project Award, and Outstanding Yonsei Scholar Award.

Affiliations and expertise

Woodruff Faculty Fellow and Associate Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA, USA

Yun Soung Kim

Dr. Kim is an Assistant Professor of Radiology at the BioMedical Engineering and Imaging Institute at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. His research focuses on developing skin-like, stretchable, and wireless electronic systems that can be gently and seamlessly mounted on the skin. Leveraging a wide range of emerging manufacturing technologies, such as MEMS, aerosol-jet and screen printing, laser micromachining, and electronic chip integration, Dr. Kim strives to translate the concepts of smart medicine into practical applications that can be deployed in clinical settings. His most recent research outcomes include fully-printed wearable electronics, multi-functional health monitors with elastomeric properties tailored for specific age groups, and face-wearable electronics for portable ocular therapies. These projects are representative of Dr. Kim’s aim to combine breakthroughs in materials, manufacturing, and AI-driven data analysis toward improving patient outcomes as well as general health care.

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